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Article: Thought Your Holiday Guests Departed? Not Spiders.
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- Business Wire
- Article date:
- January 13, 2009
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National Pest Management Association offers tips to prevent spiders from entering homes.
FAIRFAX, Va. -- As the holidays conclude and harsh winter weather begins in earnest, spiders are re-discovering one of their favorite places to build webs - homes. While most spiders are mere annoyances, the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) warns that the brown recluse and black widow spiders can pose health risks.
Known to inject poison with its bite, the brown recluse spider typically does not bite humans unless threatened. These spiders can produce painful bites and cause open sores. Measuring about a half inch with a dark brown violin marking on its ...